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Barratt to close prefab business
Housebuilder will exit its Advance Housing steel frame JV with Terrapin and instead buy offsite systems from range of suppliers
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NewsKier tenders fall under OFT spotlight
The tenders being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading were submitted by Kier Regional between 2000 and 2005
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NewsRICS: Kelly’s HIPs speech misled parliament
RICS denies Ruth Kelly's claim that it has dropped its judicial review of the HIPs implementation
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Comment
The search for meaning
Rhodia vs Huntsman is the case you’ve been waiting for – the one that explores what ‘reasonable endeavours’ and ‘best endeavours’ really entail. Martino Giaquinto explains
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NewsMixed fortune
Company focus Contractor Durkan is benefiting from the move to mixed-tenure housing
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NewsGovernment unveils fast-track planning reforms
The government this week provided the construction industry with the practical detail it had been waiting for on planning reform.
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Hill International wins £12m Iraq contract
The consultant will carry out construction management work for the US army corps of engineers
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NewsCarillion in £2m hospital law suit
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust has accused Carillion of fraud in the High Court
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RICS: Kelly’s Hips speech misled parliament
The RICS has accused Ruth Kelly of misleading the House of Commons over the delay to the implementation of home information packs (Hips).
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Cube developer takes on Britain’s biggest DIY job
Birmingham company beats lack of contractors by forming own construction management outfit
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NewsArmitt dons his hard hat for life in the firing line
ODA chairman vows to be less hands-on than Lemley as he faces the press for the first time
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NewsThe last straws: Herzog & de Meuron's Beijing Olympic building
As the structure of Herzog & de Meuron’s awe-inspiring ‘bird’s nest’ stadium nears completion, Catherine Wheatley went to Beijing to find out how the city’s Olympic preparations were progressing
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NewsWritten in stone
Max Fordham reviews the winner, runners-up and the shortlisted books in this year’s international book award for construction – won by an erudite but immensely readable book on stone conservation.
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Comment
Now pay for your fun
Of course some of us have drunk too much in our distant – or indeed recent – past. The difference with the RICS young surveyors’ party (18 May, page 11) is that it does not necessarily involve what would in any other scenario be called mindless vandalism.
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Joining the cubs
This has certainly raised the profile of the RICS. Until now, the average Joe had us down as a shadowy outfit somehow connected with lions.
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One rule for them ...
Further to the item in Hansom on 11 May (page 29), I would like to voice my disgust at the item concerning Andrew McAlpine and his use of iTunes.
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Telecoms firm, heal thyself
I read with interest the article about BT’s encouraging more working from home (11 May, page 54).
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Blame where its due
The jury is still out on the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) record on prosecutions resulting from construction fatalities following Ucatt’s Levels of Convictions report and the HSE’s counterclaims. The results paint a confusing picture of the actual number of convictions.
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